Remko Bicentini, the coach of the Curacao national team, takes his hat off seeing the performance of the Indonesian national team.
Bicentini said that the Garuda squad played well so they won 3-2 over his team.
Remko Bicentini as the coach of Curacao also praised the performance of the Indonesian national team.
In this match, Curacao actually had the upper hand over the Indonesian national team.
The Indonesia vs Curacao national team match is presented in the FIFA Match Day match, aka the international break.
The Indonesia vs Curacao match was held at the Gelora Bandung Lautan Api (GBLA) Stadium, Saturday (24/9/2022).
However, the Indonesian national team managed to turn things around to 2-1, drew 2-2, then managed to win 3-2.
Curacao’s defeat from Indonesia itself was unexpected if you look at the FIFA rankings of the two teams.
Because Garuda only ranks 154, while Curacao is ranked 84th or 70th place adrift.
However, Indonesia was able to prove itself as a team that could not be underestimated.
Indonesia won through goals scored by Marc Klok, Fachrudin Aryanto and Dimas Drajad. While two goals from Curacao were contributed by Rangelo Janga and Juninho Bacuna.
After the match, Remko Bicentini said that both teams played an entertaining game.
Curacao was also able to trouble the home team’s defense, but his team lost because they failed to take advantage of these opportunities.
“It was a good game, Indonesia played well. We had several opportunities but failed to take advantage of them,” said Remko, quoted by Pedia content from the Detik Jabar page.
“Overall, the Indonesian team played well. But as I said earlier there were 1 or 2 chances which were unfortunate and there were no goals,” he said.
Losing against the Indonesian national team, Remko also admitted that he was disappointed. He initially targeted to win.
However, Remko Bicentini still accepted the result of the match.
The Indonesia vs Curacao match will be held again on Tuesday (27/9), he wants a better result.
Curacao will return to play against Indonesia on 27 September.
The FIFA Match Day match will be held at the Pakansari Stadium, Bogor.